Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/cinkiwēr

This Proto-Dravidian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Dravidian

Etymology

Compound of *cinki (“ginger”) +‎ *wēr (“root”).

Noun

*cinkiwēr

ginger

Descendants

Old Tamil: 𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆 (iñcivēr)
- Tamil: இஞ்சிவேர் (iñcivēr)
(A descendent language)
- → Sanskrit: शृङ्गवेर (śṛṅgavera), सिङ्गबेर (siṅgabera)
- → Pali: siṅgivera
- → Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭 (siṃgivera), 𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀯𑁂𑀭 (siṃgavera) (see there for further descendants)
- → Sinhalese: ඉඟුරු (iⁿguru, “ginger”)
- → Dhivehi: އިނގިރި‎ (iⁿgiri, “ginger”)
- → Shina: شِنٛگوٰر‎, śiŋo̍or (“ginger”)
- → Burushaski: شِݣݸر, śiŋór (“ginger”)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 5.
Witzel, Michael (2009), “The linguistic history of some Indian domestic plants”, in Journal of BioSciences, volume 34, issue 6, Indian Academy of Sciences, page 23

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